'Erasmus', 1523, (1909). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger.

'Erasmus', 1523, (1909). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger.

2-693-922 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Erasmus', 1523, (1909). Desiderus Erasmus (1497-1543), Dutch humanist and scholar, was probably the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance. A believer in the superiority of religious practices in earlier times, he was an advocate of reform of the Church. Painting in the Musee du Louvre, Paris. From Holbein - Masterpieces in Colour, by S. L. Bensusan. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Frederick A. Stokes Co., London & New York, 1909]


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Hans Holbein the Younger: German: Artist, painter, printmaker, draughtsman
Subject
  1. Erasmus: Dutch: Author, scholar, humanist, editor of New Testament
People Related
  1. Samuel L Bensusan: British: author, playwright

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Netherlands

  1. 52 30 00 N , 005 45 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

People Famous People

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4067x4983
File Size : 59,373kb


Aliases

  1. 0580060066
  1. 2-693-922
  1. 2693922

Buy a Print  

Keywords - refine your search by combining multiple keywords below.

This site uses cookies. Some of the cookies we use are essential for parts of the site to operate and have already been set. We use a Google Analytics script which sets cookies.You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but parts of the site will not work.To find out more about cookies on this website, see our privacy policy.
I accept cookies from this site